Genderless Justice

A 4-part series on sexual violence against women as a weapon of war and the urgent need for justice

This four-part series is available both in English and in Spanish.

Colombia, Rwanda, the Balkans, Angola? Despite geographical distances, cultural differences and politics, women in Africa, Europe and Latin America are clear in their testimonies and analyses: sexual violence against women is a continuum.

There is a common thread in today?s wars and those of the past: women?s bodies are a battleground. Sexual violence against women is used as a weapon of war.

Most of the testimonies are direct and hard-hitting. They are about issues few people want to hear about. In times of war and peace, sexual violence against women is brutal. It destroys bodies, spirits and lives. But the victims demand the right to speak and to be heard. They do not want to be dehumanised and victimised.

The victims of crimes of sexual violence have the right to reparations. It?s one of the keys to reconciliation and the development of any society. The legacy of sexual crimes lives on as long as the victims are not treated, the perpetrators are not punished, and steps are not taken to prevent the crimes from continuing to occur. Women everywhere told us that ?as long as there is a single woman who has not been healed, there will be impunity?.

This series features testimonies and analyses from men and women who are denouncing these crimes and want to avoid impunity. The establishment of the International Criminal Court gives them some hope, but they are closely monitoring the steps taken by this new international tribunal.
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This four-part series is available both in English and in Spanish.

Colombia, Rwanda, the Balkans, Angola? Despite geographical distances, cultural differences and politics, women in Africa, Europe and Latin America are clear in their testimonies and analyses: sexual violence against women is a continuum.

There is a common thread in today?s wars and those of the past: women?s bodies are a battleground. Sexual violence against women is used as a weapon of war.

Most of the testimonies are direct and hard-hitting. They are about issues few people want to hear about. In times of war and peace, sexual violence against women is brutal. It destroys bodies, spirits and lives. But the victims demand the right to speak and to be heard. They do not want to be dehumanised and victimised.